Food Service Worker

Banner Health•Lawrenceville, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position works as a member of the food service team on one or more assignments in cleaning, food preparation, patient trayline or retail café. It provides service and assistance to patients, staff and other customers in accordance with established dietary and retail cafe policies and procedures. The role involves interacting with other food service department personnel, hospital staff, patients and families. It requires the ability to follow a work routine with regular supervision, to work quickly and correctly while providing good customer service and maintaining sanitation standards. The work also requires the ability to follow instructions and guidelines for the use of cleaning chemicals and be able to work in physical contact with them. This is a full-time position, 40 hours/week, with varied days including every other weekend and a holiday rotation. Shift times will vary, with examples being 6am-2:30pm, 8am-4:30pm, 10:45am-7:15pm, or 11:30am-8pm. Banner Health is one of the largest, nonprofit health care systems in the country and the leading nonprofit provider of hospital services in all the communities they serve. North Colorado Medical Center, a 378-bed Level II trauma center and acute care facility with over 3000 employees, has been a leader in providing health care facilities, technology, and service to Weld County, northern Colorado, and the surrounding multi-state region for over 100 years.

Requirements

The ability to learn and follow established policy and procedures
Read and understand written and verbal instruction
Communicate effectively
Provide customer service
POS (cash register) when applicable.

Nice To Haves

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Sets up work station and prepares all assigned foods and nourishments in the correct quantities, following established procedures, portion control and food quality standards. Assures that food presentation continually meets standards.
Cleans and sanitizes dishes, flatware, trays, cups, glasses and cooking utensils. Also cleans and sanitizes designated equipment and kitchen areas disposing of all waste materials. Monitors dish machine temperature.
Maintains par levels of foods and/or supplies in assigned areas, orders and/or restocks items in accordance with established routines, rotates food stocks, checks expiration dates.
Checks and records food and equipment temperatures according to defined procedures, and reports any discrepancies to the supervisor.
May deliver meals, nourishments, late trays and/or tube feedings to units; return excess nourishments as requested. May also assist in catering or special event service.
May handle transactions at cash register (if applicable) and/or cafe.